Helyg Lleu
Eirian crafts a wide variety of willow baskets, including her signature backpack interwoven with Welsh tweed: the perfect combination of wool and willow.
Eirain will be teaching basket making during the Festival. All the details to book are on the workshops page.
You can see what she’s currently working on here.
Sasha Kagan
Established in Mid Wales in 1984, Sasha Kagan Knitwear offers hand knitted designer sweaters, coats, jackets, accessories and home furnishings. Sasha has authored 7 books of knit and crochet design, she teaches at West Dean College Chichester and on Stitchtopia holiday retreats. She is a long time patron of The Knitting and Crochet Guild and her mission is to promote hand knitting and crochet as mediums for creative expression.
You can find out more here.
John Morgan
Hand crafted wood-turned items from a variety of native timbers. These include traditional, textured and some colour applications.
Kizzyka Designs
Katherine says: I started out as an embroiderer, then got pulled into felting and spindle spinning.
Basically I am a thread junkie. I stitch embroidered panels and onto the felt pieces I make.
I also teach living history which involves making dyes and weaving on a warp weighted loom. My husband makes spindles and other textile tools which we also sell.
My inspiration comes from nature and Celtic art, I do love a dragon. I also promote the use of British wool, particularly the primitive breeds.
Katherine will be teaching embroidery workshop during the festival. All the details to book are on the workshops page.
See more of Katherine’s work on her website
Jenny Knoll Yarns
Luxury Alpaca and Mohair blended yarns, sometimes with a little lambswool too. The fleeces come from my own pet herds of alpaca and angora goats which are kept in Clun. The fleeces are washed and spun for me in South Wales, after which I hand dye the yarn into a range of beautiful colours. I also make a few winter knitted accessories, such as hats and scarves, and supply knitting kits as well.
You can find out more here.
Llety Mawr Farm Enterprises
At Llety Mawr we create a range of items from the materials available on our land and our flock of Jacob sheep. This includes hand spun wool, knitted and crotchet items, felted sculptures, sheepskin rugs and willow tanned sheep leather. More of our story can be found at www.lletymawr.co.uk .
Clems Daughter
My days are spent designing and sewing, or unpicking tatty old quilts from which I am often able to save tiny pieces of fragile fabrics- occasionally, I have been fortunate enough to discover another layer of fabric under the top one, where a thrifty housewife has covered the worn quilt with fabrics of her own.
I use pieces of antique fabric to make wall hangings, keepsake books, pockets, needle books, etc. Each item I make is unique.
You can see more of my work here.
The feral Spinner
I am an author who has written books on travel/spinning/knitting and patterns.
I make simple spinning kits especially for beginners and teach stick spinning – An unusual form of spinning
You can find out more at:
Debbie Zawinski The Feral Spinner
Or by searching Theferalspinner on facebook and instagram
Anneli Thomas
Nordic Handweaving.
Original one off woven items designed on the loom in historic Nordic weave structures using wool and recycled cotton.
Highfield Generations
Working with wool, Luci crafts a wide variety of beautiful items.
You can see more of Luci’s work here.
Gweithdy Llwyngwril
Jo makes hand-woven bags, scarves and cushions from hand spun minority breed sheep’s wool.
She uses rare uk breeds and organic wool where possible and other natural organic materials.
She also makes hand stitched leather (vegetable or lime tanned) and leather/hand woven wool bags.
Big House Barn
Hand turned wooden giant buttons and coasters, handmade giant wooden bobbins, small yew buttons , wooden door stops, wall art, walking sticks, giant knitting needles, wooden candle sticks/holders all made from salvaged woods.
You can view more of their work here.
Woolly Wales
Sara is a wool producer, dyer, spinner, and weaver.
She uses fleece from her own flocks of sheep, and also sources some from other Welsh farmers and smallholders.
At the festival she will have fully traceable wool available, from raw fleeces and processed breed-specific fibre (dyed & undyed), to hand-spun yarns and mill-spun yarns (hand-dyed & undyed). She also stocks wooden jumbo knitting needles & crochet hooks, and wooden drop spindles.
Sara will be teaching a circular weaving workshop at this year’s festival.
Find out more about Sara here.
Wye Felt
Handmade felt flowers and other items including bunting, garlands and hangings. I have experimented with other materials but am always drawn back to felt and particularly flowers.
There’s more details on her facebook page.
K C Felts
Karen makes peg loom rugs, bench & seat pads from pure wool selvedge trim, a by product from the
manufacture of Welsh blankets & Harris tweed.
She also uses needle-felting to make Harris tweed clocks, pictures and gifts.
See more of her work on her facebook page and on
Instagram @kcfelties
CalmKrafts
Charlie crafts knitted and crocheted animals and plants.
Her products include:
Captain Broga a knitted frog in work wear; his tinned sardines are Sterling Silver Sardine earrings.
Crocheted succulents, hanging plants, bonsai, flowers and lifelike chenille Octopi.
Have a look at her online shop
and on
IG @adventuresofcaptenbroga
Dyed in the Wool
Sue is returning to the Wool & Willow Festival this year with fleece, yarn, knitted, felted and upcycled items using wool and other natural fibres.
Jane Hunter
I am passionate about handmade products and inspired by the skills and creativity of others. Every day I endeavor to create something no matter how small and build on my own skills. I love to teach and pass on the joy of creating.
Sarah Fisher
I have been a feltmaker for some twenty years and work mainly with soft merino fleece. I often dye my own fibres to create both vibrant and subtle colours. I incorporate a range of other materials, especially silk for the added shine it gives, and the way it provides a good base for luxury clothing. My products range from small items as jewellery, vases, flowers and book covers, to hats, bags, scarves and wraps. I also make 3d sculptural pieces.Why not visit Sarah’s website to find out more?
Mid Wales Willow
Mid Wales Willow specialise in home grown hand made willow baskets, bunting, wands, hearts, dragonflies and kits
Brockwood Cottage Studio
I am a felt artist www.brockwoodcottagestudio.co.uk I produce felted art inspired by hedgerows, forest floors and woodland creatures
Woolly Woods Studio
I create felted sculptures inspired by wildlife and the natural world. I am passionate about using British wool and incorporate it wherever possible in my work. I have recently begun experimenting with natural fleece, introducing a new range of sheep sculptures. In addition, I offer beginner and intermediate felting kits, each containing everything needed to get started, along with step-by-step video tutorials.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woolly_woods_studio
Website: https://woollywoodsstudio.sumupstore.com
Sarah Jane Koffer
Using vintage fabric and blankets to make clothing, “I love the concept of repurposing vintage fabrics”
find out more at Stiwdio K on facebook
